Office wellness – my essential routine for mind/body energy and clarity in the workplace

I've now been in my new job for two months. I'm loving it - I'm finding the office environment stimulating and energising in a way that made me realise working from home was possibly becoming slightly lonely and depleting, and knowing that I'm being paid for my time has really soothed my anxiety about working …

The Pressures of Modern Motherhood – why good enough is good enough

I was asked to answer a few questions for a blog, and I thought I'd share it here for you guys – I'd love to hear your thoughts, we're all in it together mamas. Can you tell us a bit about how you came to writing The Supermum Myth? It's a bit of a long …

Your postnatal strength is so important for your mental health

If you feel physically weak after having babies it can have a domino effect on your emotional energy, feelings of competence, self-confidence, your sense of identity. This can spiral negatively, leading to self-doubt and self-criticism, which impacts on your health and happiness. Taking ownership of your postnatal physical recovery creates positive momentum, which can influence all …

My self care toolkit

It's half term this week in the UK, which means I've got both boys with me full time, plus a load of admin to keep an eye on, and various other things I've no doubt forgotten... I have always felt that my stress levels peak uncomfortably when I have a collision of work/life/mothering with no …

Pelvic floor meditation

Meditation. That word stresses lots of us out. I can't meditate, my mind is too busy. I don't have time to meditate.  Sometimes there are just too many 'shoulds' beating down our doors so we forget that actually, we do have time we just choose not to use it for our own positive benefit. Think …

Pelvic flaws: Part 2 of my talk at the Birth trauma conference.

The link between mental and physical health is inextricable, arguably. But never more so than in pregnancy and motherhood. In the second half of my talk, the case for a physio check up post birth being standard was explored - along with the acknowledgment that there is a very human flaw in pelvic floors - …

Pilates for Body–Mind in Pregnancy

Pregnancy isn't an illness: it’s a natural, normal and healthy state – even if that first-trimester permanently hungover feeling makes you feel otherwise. If you’re used to exercising it can be a scary time, not quite knowing what level is now right for your body – your exercise priorities have to change, from pushing to …

Your pelvic floor – how to build pelvic floor rehab into your day to day

I'm doing two FREE workshops next week: Your Confident Mothermorphosis for you beautiful bumps, and a pelvic floor restore workshop at Level Six Peckham next Thursday morning 6th December, babies welcome – come along if you can. If you don't already, you can follow me on Instagram @mothers.wellness.toolkit – I share there lots of postnatal healing …

Perinatal anxiety – what it is, and tips for how to manage it

Perinatal Anxiety What is it, and why am I feeling it? We’ve all heard of ‘postnatal depression’ and it looms large in your imagination as a scary ‘thing’ that might happen after the baby arrives. Increasingly being recognised, though, is the fact that heightened levels of anxiety or low feelings during pregnancy can increase the …

Diastasis recti – how to strengthen your separated abdominals post-birth

Around the second trimester, depending on the size of your bump, you will have experienced some degree of abdominal separation: diastasis recti. The rectus abdominis muscle is your “six-pack” muscle. It runs down your front, from your breastbone to your pubic bone: two segments running vertically parallel and intersected by a fibrous band, the linea …